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RILEY STOKER CORP. v. FIDELITY & GUAR. INS. UNDERWRITERS, INC.

Nos. 92-3960, 93-3359, 93-3360 and 93-3397.

26 F.3d 581 (1994)

RILEY STOKER CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees Cross-Appellants. RILEY STOKER CORP., Plaintiff, v. FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS, INC., et al., Defendants. FIDELITY & GUARANTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS, INC. and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Defendants-Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BEAIRD INDUSTRIES, INC., and Ashland Oil, Inc., Third Party Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 22, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reuben L. Hedlund, Hedlund & Hanley, Chicago, IL, Tom F. Phillips, W. Shelby McKenzie, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, LA, for appellant in No. 92-3960.

Judith R. Atkinson, Thomas Balhoff, Daniel R. Atkinson, Mathews, Atkinson, Guglielmo, Marks & Day, Baton Rouge, LA, for appellees.

Phillip A. Wittmann, C. Lawrence Orlansky, New Orleans, LA, for Fidelity and Guar. Ins.

Judith R.E. Atkinson, Thomas E. Balhoff, Daniel R. Atkinson, Sr., Mathews, Atkinson, Guglielmo, Marks & Day, Baton Rouge, LA, Phillip A. Wittmann, C. Lawrence Orlansky, Marc D. Winsberg, Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann & Hutchinson, New Orleans, LA, for appellants in Nos. 93-3359, 93-3360 and 93-3397.

Glenn L. Langley, Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Shreveport, LA, for Beaird.

Reuben L. Hedlund, Hedlund & Hanley, Chicago, IL, Tom F. Phillips, W. Shelby McKenzie, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, LA, for Ashland Oil Co.

Before WOOD, SMITH and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.

This is an insurance coverage dispute in which a contractor seeks to hold its insurer liable under primary and excess comprehensive general liability policies for damage caused by the contractor's defective work. For the most part we agree with the district court's decision. We, however, find error in some aspects of it so we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

BACKGROUND

In 1975, Riley Stoker Corporation ("Riley...

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